Special Sunday Edition: 12 Thoughts On Running (And Leading Teams & Building Products)

A little exception to the norms of our monthly Implications newsletters, but I wanted to share some realizations while running that I think are relevant for building teams and products as well.

Hope this finds all of my fellow Implications enthusiasts well. This one is a bit of a deviation from our normal Implications routine, but hey it’s August. In a week or so, you’ll get edition #9 of Implications which will explore humanity’s declining tolerance for friction and a set of seemingly wild concepts today that may pierce our daily lexicon over the coming decade (excited about this one). As for running…

About six years ago I started running. I was never a good athlete, and never particularly enjoyed running. But I started running a couple miles at a time, then three, then four to five daily, and this activity has brought much more to my life than I ever expected. Aside from the energy and health benefits, running has influenced how I live, lead, and make things. A recent chat with a few friends prompted this summary of what I’ve learned thus far. I hope these realizations prove helpful and perhaps encourage you…to run, whatever your running equivalent is.

(1) Don’t judge becaus…